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LOS  ANGELES 


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SPEEDWA  SHORTHAND 


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Class  and  Self  Instruction 


BY 

MODERN  PUBLISHING  COMPANY 

EDWARD  M.  CHARTIER,  MANAGER 


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1915 
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CONTENTS 


Page 

INTRODUCTION                                                    .            .            .  v 
FIRST  LESSON 

Consonants,  Forward  Strokes             ...  \ 

Punctuation                                                  -            -            -  4 

SECOND  LESSON 

Consonant  Ticks                                                 -            •  7 

Secondary  Position  Vowels                        ...  8 

Consonants,  Surface  Characters         ...  8 
Phrasing                                                       -            - 

THIRD  LESSON 

Circles  - 

Consonants,    Downward  14 

St  or  Sd  15 

Rule  for  writing  Ch  and  Y-Ly  15 

Phrasing,  Omission  of  Of  the           -            -  17 

FOURTH  LESSON 

Lengthening           ...---  19 

Halving                          2<* 

Ted,  Ded,  etc.       -                                        ...  20 

FIFTH  LESSON 

Consonant    Hooks                     .             .             .             .  25 

St  or  Sd  After  Final  Hooks         -                                        -  26 

Phrasing,  Of  or  Have,  and  Be  or  Been  28 


iv  CONTENTS 


SIXTH  LESSON 

Coalescents  -         30 

Br,  Bl,   Thr  31 

Sr  or  81  -        31 

Lt,  Ld  or  Th  32 

SEVENTH  LESSON 

Connected  Vowels             -  -    .36 

Vowel    Characters       -  37 

Joining  Vowel   Characters  -         38 

Phrasing,  We  or  With  40 

EIGHTH  LESSON 

Complete  List  of  Word  Signs  -        43 

Past  Tense  of  Single  Stroke  Word  Signs       -  47 

Compound   Words  -         48 

Numerals          -  49 

To  Indicate  an  Abbreviation         -  49 

NINTH  LESSON 

Joined  Affixes  51 

TENTH  LESSON 

Disjoined  Affixes  -         60 

Indication  of  Tr  or  Dr  63 

Phrasing,  Ing  or   Thing  07 

ELEVENTH  LESSON 

Rational  Abbreviation  70 

Cognating  Characters       -  -         70 

Similar    Words  75 

Vocalization  -        77 

Additional    Vocabulary  79 

Initials       -  -         82 

Phrasing,  Advanced  83 

REPORTING  EXPEDIENTS            ...  -        88 


Introduction 


EVERY  demand  presupposes  the  supply.  The 
marked  tendency  of  the  present  is  to  specialize 
along  some  one  line  of  endeavor.  We  have  come 
to  know  that  one  cannot  scatter  his  energies  and  qualify 
to  meet  the  rising  standard  of  today. 

As  a  specialist,  therefore,  familiar  with  a  given  sub- 
ject, one  naturally  expresses  his  ideas  readily,  often 
very  rapidly.  Thus  it  is  clear  that  in  order  to  record 
the  utterances  of  the  average  speaker,  a  shorthand 
.writer  must  write  at  a  greater  rate  of  speed  than  for- 
merly, and  that  without  the  necessity  of  mutilating  the 
outlines  to  the  point  of  illegibility. 

Realizing  the  need  of  an  improved  system  of  short- 
hand, the  author,  with  able  assistants,  has  devoted  years 
of  his  entire  time,  giving  his  best  energies  and  undivided 
attention  to  inventing  and  developing  a  system  of  rapid 
writing  equal  to  the  present  day  demands,  with  the 
result  that  he  is  pleased  to  present  a  system  having 

More  speed  capacity, 

Greater  reading  power,  and 

One  sufficiently  intelligible,  definite,  and  simple  as 
to  be  within  the  mental  reach  of  all  aspiring  to  steno- 
graphic work,  whether  it  be  as  an  amanuensis  or  court 
and  verbatim  reporter. 


vi  SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 

We  do  not  presume  to  impose  upon  you  here  the 
details  of  the  many  points  of  difference,  and  the  enor- 
mous advantages  of  Speedwa  Shorthand  over  other  sys- 
tems. 

Only  a  casual  glance  at  the  pages  of  shorthand  notes 
will  suffice  to  convince  you  of  the  justice  of  our  claim 
for  its  superior  speed  capacity.  Please  note  the  free, 
easy,  forward  movement,  facile  joinings  and  brief  out- 
lines. 

Our  claims  as  to  its  superior  reading  power  and  ease 
of  acquisition,  will  be  amply  substantiated  by  experience 
with  the  system. 

The  experience  of  the  author  of  Speedwa  Shorthand, 
as  a  teacher  of  different  systems,  as  a  writer  of  one  of 
the  old  line  systems,  and  as  an  author,  has  given  him  a 
vast  advantage  over  any  other  author  of  shorthand. 

In  the  preparation,  development,  and  presentation  of 
this  system,  much  painstaking  attention  has  been  given 
to  the  needs  of  the  shorthand  writer,  and  to  determining 
what  constitutes  an  adequate  system  of  rapid  writing. 

In  this  manual  we  have  endeavored  to  present  the 

Eleven  Simple  Lessons  of  Speedwa  Shorthand  in  a 
clear,  simple  and  pedagogical  manner,  without  pedantic 
display  of  unnecessary  and  often  unintelligible  terms. 

The  author  wishes  to  express  his  appreciation  of  the 
many  helpful  suggestions  received  from  teachers  and 
writers  of  shorthand. 

EDWARD    M.    CHARTIER. 
CHICAGO,  September,  1915. 


FIRST  LESSON 


1.  The   student   should   become   thoroughly   familiar 
with  each  section  of  these  lessons  as  given,  before  pro- 
ceeding.    Throughout  the  course,  he  should  practice  all 
shorthand  forms  until  he  can  write  them  readily. 

2.  In  practicing  the  alphabet,  he  must  be  very  care- 
ful as  to  the  length  and  form  of  the  characters.     It 
would  be  well  to  adopt  the  proportions  given  in  this 
Manual. 

3.  All  shorthand  characters  are  to  be  written  in  the 
direction  indicated. 


4.     Only  the  sounded  letters  of  a  word  are  expressed, 
all  silent  ones  being  omitted. 

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SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 

FIRST    POSITION    VOWELS 


5.  A  character  is  written  midway  between  the  lines 
of  the  notebook  to  "show  that  one  of  the  first  position 
vowels  follows  it.    For  example,  place  the  character  L 
•half  way  between  the  lines  of  your  notebook,  and  you 
have  the  word  lie  or  law;  the  character  N  likewise  writ- 
ten is  nigh  or  gnaw. 

6.  A  position  vowel  is  always  read  after  the  charac- 
ter— never  before  it. 

7.  Analyze,   read  and  write   all   shorthand   illustra- 
tions; also  read  from  your  own  notes. 

nigh  nl  thaw  thaw  

my  ml  '~^'.                               paw  paw  

lie  1 1  r*^.                                  raw  r  aw  J.^.. 

tie  tl  law  law  •.«.»• 

pie  pi  guy  gi  ..^TT. 

by  b  i  caw  c  aw  /" 

rye  r  I  jaw  j  aw 


SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 

SECOND    POSITION    VOWELS 


8.  A  character  is  written  on  the  line  of  writing  to 
show  that  one  of  the  second  position  vowels  follows  it. 

9.  The  first  character  of  an  outline  is'  written  in  the 
position  of  the  first  dirtinct  vowel;  others  follow  with- 
out regard  to  position. 

NOTE.  —  Study,  read  and  practice  all  shorthand  illus- 
trations ;  also  read  and  criticise  your  own  notes. 

may  ma  ..*rr?».  though  th  6  *f^~ 

neigh  na  ..%—«.  low  16  .r^.. 

pay  pa  __    .rrrr-_  know  no  >-*-. 

they  tha  .^trr..  mow  m  5  .,_-. 

lay  la  ~*Z.  go  g6  s_. 

gay  gfi  ..Vs..  bo^y  b5  ffwiki 

ray  ra  -r-v  row  r0  ^. 

rake  r  a  k  .-^T..  jay  j  ft 

cake  cak  x^T.  make  mak  _^_^- 


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THIRD    POSITION    VOWELS 

10.  Slanting  strokes  are  written  across,  and  horizon- 
tal characters  below  the  line  of  writing  to  express  the 
third  position  vowels. 

to  t  oo  .^*r~  meek  m  e  k  __^^ 

key  k  e  ..^-^  lieu  1  u  _^/ 

lea  1 5  .^s~  tea  1 5  ^-. 

me  me  .>^«i..  knee  no  __^,.. 

new  n  u  ^-.y,..  mew  m  u  ,^— <- 

pew  pu  ^ ........  rue  roo  .r^ 


11.  PUNCTUATION,    ETC. 

?  (  )  ^  —      Foreign  Terms 

/^ yr- f..-*. ?<. -=z- ^^^^.. 


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12.  A  proper  name  is  indicated  by  two  short  dashes 
written  under  the  outline.  When  two  or  more  proper 
nouns  occur  in  succession,  one  line  is  written  under 
them. 

Ray  May  Coe 


WORD-SIGNS 

13.  A  word-sign  is  a  brief  outline  used  to  represent 
a  given  word.  Those  given  in  this  Manual  are  among 
the  most  frequently  occurring  words  in  the  English 
language.  All  word-signs  should  be  thoroughly  mem- 
orized. 

in,   any  ^....  will>  wel1       -^ 

it  •*•" 

come,  company  ../^T... 

do  ^ 

think,  thank       ..^.. 


Note. — The  following  exercise  should  be  carefully 
written  and  corrected  by  the  writer,  before  it  is  handed 
to  the  instructor  for  correction.  If  there  be  much  hesi- 
tation in  writing,  the  preceding  illustrations  should  be 
more  carefully  studied  and  practiced. 


SPEEDWA  SHORTHAND 

14.  WRITING    EXERCISE 

My  company  may  pay  Guy  to  come  in  May. 

They  think  they  may  do  well  to  buy  my  rye. 

"Will  they  thank  Ray  to  rake  my  new  rye? 

They  know  Ray  will  come  to  make  my  new  rake. 

"Will  they  do  well  to  go  in  May  ? 

Will  May  make  me  any  cake? 

Guy  may  row  by  my  low  bay  in  May. 

Though  Guy  may  go,  they  think  they  will  do  well. 

Do  they  know  Ray  Low  well? 

They  may  tie  my  new  key  to  my  pew. 

Guy  Coe  will  go  to  rake  my  low  rye  by  my  bay. 


READING    EXERCISE 


SECOND  LESSON 


TICKS 

DOWNWARD 
Z  SES-SW 


CH 


UPWARD 
Y-LY 


16.    In  practicing  the  above  characters,  bear  in  mind 
that  a  tick  is  the  shortest  stroke  that  can  be  made. 


say 

sa               ...J.., 

sight 

sit 

same 

s  a  m           ,>rTrt». 

laces 

1  a  ses 

smoke 

S  m  O  k               ..fcT-Trv<"7 

spaces 

spa  ses 

sake 

sak           ..yr~... 

nieces 

n  e  ses 

chime 

ch  1  m          

teases 

te  ses 

choke 

ch  o  k          ,./<- 

sweet 

swet 

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17.  It  will  be  noticed  that  the  long  vowels  are  given 
in  the  first  lesson;  those  given  below  comprise  the  short 
vowels. 


FIRST 
POSITION 

SECOND 
POSITION 

THIRD 
POSITION 

a         oi 
sap            

e        u 

set              J^". 

I 

passes        

check         /<"". 

sick 
sin 

noises        

SUm                          .»T77^. 

misses 

18.  The  second  vowel  in  the  first  position  has  a  sec- 
ondary sound  as  heard  in  ah  or  on.  The  second  vowel 
in  the  second  position  has  a  secondary  sound  of  ow,  as 
heard  in  cow. 

tosses      1 5  ses     -  chalk       ch  aw  k 

losses       loses     ...  cow          kow  ,/""".. 

mock       mok      pouch      powch       rr—r. 


SURFACE    CHARACTERS 
V  H  W  WH 


SPEED WA   SHORTHAND.  9 

'•  '>4S 

19.    A  tick  or  a  surface  character  is  written  below  the 
line  of  writing  for  the  third  position. 


silly 
seat 
seek 


sily 

set 
sek 


seem         s  e  m 


soap         sop 


win  win 

wane  w  a  n 

wine  w  I  n 

why  wh I 

vouch  v  ow  ch 

view  v  u 


GENERAL    EXERCISE 

...j..  voices  v  oi  ses 

.  .^..  high  hi 

'..j^..  highly  hlly 

,^~.,  how  how 

..^i-^...  who  h  oo 

•*_•>••  home  horn 

..,L_.  homely  homly 

.  chum  chum 

patch  p  a  ch 

,<z~-r.  sat  sat 

cases  c  a  ses 


leases  1 e  ses 

sweat  sw  e  t 

stitch  s  1 1  ch 

possess  p  6  ses 


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20.  WRITING    EXERCISE 

swim  swam  seal  sale  cheat  hilly  wholly  guesses  swell 
season  coy  vases  ham  whip  while  rock  vim  leg  keg 
peg  teach  stag  sip  Molly  vague  league  soak  hymn  hook 
hack  suit  sue  hum  rally  vile  whom  sigh  basis  gases 
tug  so  masses  cheek  touch  chat  latch  pitch  spices  sky 
way 


WORD-SIGNS 

very  .       .  I,  the   (down) 


he,   him  ..*?..  which,  wish 

ship  .:--fy  an(l 


PHRASING 

21.  Phrasing,  as  used  in  shorthand,  is  the  joining  of 
two  or  more  words,  or  otherwise  varying  the  writing  of 
such  words  as  naturally  run  together  in  speaking. 

22.  Too  much  cannot  be  said  in  favor  of  correct  and 
judicious  phrasing,  which  the  student  should  practice 
persistently  from  the  beginning. 

23.  The  first  word  of  a  phrase  determines  the  posi- 
tion of  that  phrase ;  that  is,  the  first  word  is  written  in 
its  position,  and  others  follow  without  regard  to  posi- 
tion. 


SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND  11 

24.  In  the  middle  or  at  the  end  of  a  phrase,  7  or  The 
may  be  written  either  upward  or  downward — in  the 
direction  forming  the  sharpest  angle,  and  when  joined 
to  a  curve,  it  is  written  on  the  outside  of  the  curve. 

25.  The  word-sign  And  is  phrased  only  at  the  begin- 
ning of  a  word. 

know  the  -— /..  in    the  "*~"< 

I  may  pay  the  ..TT— *. 

I  think  to    the  .^~*x. 

I  make  do  the 

I  <jo  wish  the  •*••- 

do  i  ^r^...  and  company        _^rr. 

may   I  .— >^*-..  and  it  -v^*?.. 

will  the       •— <•••  and 


12  SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 

26.  WRITING    EXERCISE 

NOTE. — Words  joined  by  hyphens  are  to  be  written  as 
phrases. 

Hugh  says  they  wish-me-to  come  home  very  soon. 

I-think  he-may  go  to  Bay  View  to  see-the  new  ship. 

Molly  says  it  passes  my  home  in  May. 

He-may-co'me  in  May  to  teach  my  boy  to  row. 

I  saw-the  two  vases  which  we  set  in-the  high  cases. 

I-think  Mrs.  Low  and  Mrs.  Hume  will  win-the  cases. 

How-soon  do  they  wish-me-to-go  to  see-the  laces  and- 
make  the  veil? 

I-may  sign-the  leases  and  pay-the  check  soon. 

They  say  they  may  pay  highly  to  see-the  ship,  which 
passes  my  home  in  May. 


27.  READING    EXERCISE 


.  S  . 


THIRD   LESSON 


CIRCLES 

28.  A  small  circle  is  R  and  a  large  circle  is  L. 

29.  For  the  present,  the  circles  are  used  only  at  the 
end  of  words. 

30.  When  joined  to  a  curve,  the  circle  is  written  on 
the  inside  of  the  curve. 

near  ••*^e>.  mail  ..^—z>. 

more  .^-r^..  nail  ..>•*-£?.. 

s~-o  X~O 

core  ..*...„  call  .......... 

31.  "When  joined  to  a  straight  character,  the  circle  is 
written  in  the  direction  opposite  the  movement  of  the 
hands  of  the  clock.     When  appearing  between  a  curve 
and  a  straight  character,  the  circle  is  written  on  the 
inside  of  the  curve. 


there  .**rr?...  tell 

tire  -.<^..  till 

pair  ..-^—^..  pail 

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SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 

DOWNWARD    STROKES 
D  Qu  F  SH 


S,  Ses 

32.  "When  appearing  in  the  middle  of  an  outline,  S 
and  Z  are  used  interchangeably,  and  sometimes  written 
with  a  continuous  movement  onto  the  following  character. 
At  the  end  of  words,  S  is  expressed  by  Z,  written  upward 
after  the  downward  characters,  and  downward  after 
others,  as  is  also  Ses. 

NOTE. — It  will  be  noticed  that  S  or  Z  is  slightly  re- 
traced onto  the  preceding  character. 


chase 

yes 

house 

houses 

shoes 

share 

days 


door 

face 

lease 

its 

those 

these 

moisten 


/. 


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St-Sd 

33.  Immediately  following  stroke  E,  M,  K  or  Q,  St  or 
Sd  is  expressed  by  Z,  written  upward;  after  all  other 
characters  they  are  expressed  by  8,  written  downward. 


most 
cost 
rest 
passed 


34.  Any    tick   character  may    be    written    after    the 
circle,  and  8  or  Ses  may  be  written  in  the  direction 
forming  a  continuous  movement. 

35.  In  the  middle  or  at  the  end  of  an  outline,  Ch 
or  Y-Ly  is  written  in  the  direction  forming  the  best 
angle,  and  always  on  the  outside  of  a  curve. 


much 
notch 
mires  march 


,g 

tires  porch 


theirs          .^J?...  merely 

stores          .x^~..  nearly 


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NOTE. — The  side  on  which  the  circle  is  written  is 
called  the  circle  side;  the  side  opposite  is  called  the 
reverse  side. 

36.  The  syllable  De,  Be,  or  Re  does  not  determine  the 
position  of  the  outline,  which  is  written  in  the  position 
of  the  next  distinct  vowel. 


less 

ties 

tossed 

stars 

tests 

steers 

sits 

cores 

caressed 

repair 

retail 

beside 

decay 


:NERAL 

EXERCISE 

secures 

^~>r              pays            .  rr—  r 

courses 

past 

touches 

*^*~.            suppose       J-—  r- 

tells 

.^TT...             supposed     ..*-m>. 

sweets 

•  -f^ff  ..           pierce        .._1...^e.. 

nears 

•^  :e  •             pierced       —  j>~  ' 

mails 

mass 

moist 

space 

spaced 

pistol 

valley 


missed 

mayors 

merest 

mason 

poison 

vessel 


SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND  17 

37.  WRITING    EXERCISE 

chases  faces  chooses  dishes  fish  dash  notches  reach  sash 
roars  rarest  best  base  face  faced  far  dearest  dares  tares' 
fully  daily  duly  hastily  tally  tiles  tar  bills  leased  shares 
cheers  feast  shone  highest  hoes  hires  deal  dull  mires 
race  raced  pails  guest  boys  bossed  shame  reason  cousins 
vainly  torch  teach  catch  fetch  shyly  chilly  basin  volley 
shook  news  fees  fears  cures  choir  match  latch  gaily 
cheap  poach 


WORD    AND    PHRASE    SIGNS 

are,  or  ..«..  for,  fore,  have  /. 

hear,  here,  year       .-.•„.  Dear  Sir  .... 


succeed,  success,        ..f^"~  Very  truly  yours     ..^., 

-ful-ly 


PHRASING 

38.  The  phrase  Of  the  may  be  omitted  in  writing, 
and  expressed  by  writing  the  words  preceding  and  fol- 
lowing very  close  together. 

some  of  the  most          > — -^- -«-          they  are  in  -*-~A~* — * 

two  of  the  best            ^^—^              to  hear  the  ^S - 

any  of  the  mail             <^r>                 may  hear  the  --^-* 

lease  of  the  house      _^<  f?~             near  the  -^_&~- 


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39.  WRITING    EXERCISE 

Dear-Sir : 

I  saw  Myers  &-Co.,  and  they  tell  me-to  ship-the  cars, 
tires  and  doors  to  their  house  in  Paris,  and-mail-the  bill 
for-the  repairs  to  their  house  here  in  July,  or  any-day 
(of  the)  year. 

They  seem-to  think  it  may  cost  less  to  ship  these  cars 
for  repairs  by-the  vessels  which  sail  past-the  lower  dock 
daily,  and  they  may  decide  to  see-the  company  soon. 

Though  we-are-in  no  haste,  I  suppose  I-may  test-the 
power  (of  the)  cars  soon.  The  retail  cost  (of  the)  tires 
seems  very  fair. 

I-think  those  boys  are  supposed  to  succeed  in  their 
sale  (of  the)  posters  and  spices  in  their  stores  in  Dallas. 

My  very  best  wishes  for-their  success. 

Very-truly-yours, 


40.  READING    EXERCISE 

_£>  "^ — ^  ^^  ^j* 


FOURTH  LESSON 


LENGTHENING     AND     HALVING 

41.    Make  any  stroke  double  its  normal  length  to  add 
N  or  M. 


manner them 

summons    ..J^TTTTT*-..  timely 

seaman      ,...^^u^..  sustain 

namely       ..> — rfX.  system 

manly  famine 

suspense      .  ...*-.. ,  .- .  lonely 


42.    After  the  first  character,  a  stroke  is  also  made 
double  length  to  add  L. 

hotel  spell  final  still  small 


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43.    Make  any  stroke  half  length  to  add  T,  V,  or  Tli. 

NOTE. — In  monosyllables  it  is  advisable  to   make  L 
half  length  for  T  only. 

might  ma(le  --«*.. 

night  could  ..^-. 

matter  .  mother       ...«». 

^ 
letter  ~? .  father         

paid  .-rr- .  rather         ..  J5 ... 


44.  In  writing  words  involving  both  the  halving  and 
the    lengthening   principles,    the    halving   principle    is 
generally  applied. 

tend  lend  land  kind  find  point 

45.  At  the  end  of  words  the  sounds  of  Ted,  Dei,  Ded, 
Tet,  etc.,  are  expressed  by  a  loop  written  on  the  circle 
side  of  a  stroke. 

noted  needed  suspended  lighted  limited 


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21 


46.  In  writing  proper  names,  unless  they  be  familiar 
to  the  writer,  it  is  advisable  to  lengthen  and  half  length 
for  only  N  and  T,  respectively. 

47.  In  writing  the  combination  Ng  or  Nk,  both  of  the 
characters  involved  are  written. 

GENERAL  EXERCISE 

thing  ,-^^*  want  - — 

mink  -^ — <^-  went  ••c-'-" 

remain  .^^^,  winter  -<=*>- 

retain  -^*^.  modest  

^ 
human  •  • -si-— *--•  gather 

speller  together  ..^**. 

smaller  tonight 

smallest  sustained  ...*^~ 

scholar  stated  ...K^.. 

candid  seated  ..  ^  .. 

candidates      postpone  ..  rr-—*^-rr.. 

nominate  .........„..;.                            postpaid  ...-TT-^.. 

nominated  .                     medicine  ^-^ 


22  SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 

48.  WRITING    EXERCISE 

write  wrote  let  light  lead  laud  leads  fort  dart  hold 
healed  holder  suffocate  sold  soiled  lad  sealed  lid  sift 
soft  sweeten  writer  style  man  fine  finer  finest  line  liner 
mines  lemon  means  demon  deacon  linens  can  sustains 
pounded  fountain  romances  punch  lunch  quite  quoted 
finances  written  pointed  tinted  lined  landed  bother 
found  sounded  roamed  remit  remitted  June  ten  vote 
meantime  gates  reckon  none  heed  tighten  lighten 
systems  demeanor  deduct  dedicate  monk  detain  sting 
repeat  repeated  tongue  guided  sort  soared 


WORD-SIGNS 

member,  remember  ••••* fr~~~t>  please,  pleasant,  •-..-.... 

-iy 

president-ial  -  did,  thousand  (up)     ~...^.. 


PHRASING 
do  not  — -rrr^...          I  do  not 


did  not          ^^,..  *I  did  not  •••  ^~- 

will  not  .__^^-..  think  not  .^/m 

are  not  v.*-.-.,  have  not 


need  not  fc.^«^.  president  of  the 

company 

father  and         -  °^?..  members  of  the  house 

mother 

*Always  write  the  phrase  I  did  below  the  line. 


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49.  WRITING    EXERCISE 

Dear-Madam :  In-the  letter  which  Macon  &-Co.  wrote- 
me,  they  state-the  retail  cost  (of  the)  small  spellers,  sent 
postpaid.  I  remember  my  father  wrote-to  them  last 
winter,  and-he  stated  he  did-not  sell-the  right  for-any 
sum  smaller-than  he-had  quoted  them. 

I-do-not  suppose  the  scholar  will  vote  to  nominate  my 
father  for  president  (of  the)  company.  "We-are-pleased- 
to-hear  (of  the)  success  which  most  (of  the)  members 
had  in-the  South  late  in-the  winter. 

I-do-not  think  the  president  will  hesitate  to  sustain 
their  rights  in-the-matter  (of  the)  scholars  whom  they 
suspended. 

We-are-pleased-to  remain 

Very-truly -yours, 

Dear-Sir:  We  saw-the  president  (of  the)  company, 
and-he  says  he-will  secure-the  deeds  and-mail-them  not 
later-than  June,  together-with  check  in  full.  No-doubt 
they-are  quite  candid  in-the-matter,  and  will  tell-the 
men  they  may  loan-the  postman  the  very  limited  sum. 
He  seemed  in  suspense  to  know  more  (of  the)  success 
they  had  in  Spain.  I-have  no-doubt  they  will  succeed 
in  their  venture.  I-do-not  suppose  the  letter  I  sent 
them  tonight  will  please  them. 

Please  write-to  my  father-and-mother,  and-tell-them 
they  may  sell  two  thousand  feet  (of  the)  land  south  (of 
the)  state  line. 

Very-truly-yours, 


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50.  READING    EXERCISE 


•-S 


FIFTH  LESSON 


CONSONANT    HOOKS 


lobe  ._^?.,  muff 

25 


51.    A  small  hook  at  the  end  on  the  circle  side  of  any 
stroke  is  P  or  B;  a  large  hook  is  F  or  V. 


type       .  stamp 

tape  ...-<-?..  pump 

cape          /<7"...  pave 

cube  ...^at..  cave 

stoop  .....^f...  staff 

step  ..jf^..  stove 

scope  ..-KrTTT.  knife 


26  SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 

52.  When  the  P-B  hook  appears  on  a  half  length 
stroke,  the  hook  is  generally  read  before  the  T,  D,  or  Th, 
represented  by  the  halving  principle. 

kept  mapped  capped  stepped  skipped 


53.  When  a  character  is  preceded  or  followed  by  an 
accented  vowel,  other  than  the  position  vowel,  the 
stroke  is  written,  when  convenient;  otherwise,  the  prin- 
ciple is  applied  and  the  character  which  follows  is  added. 

diet  lien  _x_. 

dyed  lean  .___^-.. 

duet  ..fr*. 

debt  ..J....  line 


54.     After  a  consonant  hook,  St  or  Sd  is  sometimes 
written  upward. 

GENERAL    EXERCISE 

typist  steeP  ^ 

manifest    ^<-  stooped  ^>. 

scape          ><^  tube  ^?... 

sleep           j^f.  deep  .£.. 


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lamp 

camp 

love 

move 

knave 

job 

stump 

55. 


mobile 


depend        •*** 


deposit 

demure 

repay 

refused 

value 


WRITING    EXERCISE 


leaped  rope  detour  captor  deepen  divine  stop  reap  slip 
captivate  deeps  tipped  capes  definite  repose  reposed 
Memphis  David  manipulate  stamp  dipped  tapped  swamp 
tube  skips  scamp  romp  repine  values  hemp 


WORD-SIGNS 


important-ance  -^ 
response-ible  .  . 
receipt,  receive  .-^ 


satisfy-ed-tor  y 
difficult-y  ./. 

subject 


28  SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 

PHRASING 

56.     The  P-B  hook  expresses  Be  or  Been;  the  F-V 
hook.  Of  or  Have. 

to  fog  ^>.  could  be 

will -be  -^  may  have        -^>- 

will  not  be  they  have 

seemed  to  be  )_^.  two   of              ^ 

may  be  ,-ra  .  some   of 

can  be  any    of 

have  been  ...  will  have 


SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND  29 

57  WRITING    EXERCISE 

The  captain  will-be  here  soon  with  their  staff  (of  the) 
best  men  in-the  camp. 

They  have-been  near-the  swamp  since  June,  and-he 
seems  to  want  them  to  move  to  some  more  important 
point,  which  may  not-be  definitely  known.  The  men- 
have  received  the  maps,  and  their  response  will-be  sent 
today.  The  importance  (of  the)  subject  may-be  made 
manifest  in  their,  letter,  for  which-the  captain  says 
he-will-be  responsible. 

It  will-not-be  difficult  to  succeed  and-to  keep  in  touch 
with  most  (of  the)  important  moves  they  may-make. 

Though  we-are-not  quite  satisfied  with  their  response, 
we-are-in  no  haste  to  mail-the  letters,  which-the  typist 
wrote,  though  he-will  mail-the  important  letters. 


58.  READING    EXERCISE 


SIXTH  LESSON 


COALESCENTS 

59.  The  term  coalescent,  as  here  used,  indicates  two 
or  more  consonants  united  without  a  vowel  coming  be- 
tween them ;  as  pr,  kr,  sr,  pi,  Id,  etc. 

60.  To  express  coalescents  L  and  R,  the  respective 
circle  is  written  at  the  beginning  of  the  character.    The 
character  is  read  first,  then  the  circle,   and  then  the 
position  vowel. 

61.  Always  call  the  coalescents  per,  Jeer,  ser,  and  pie, 
Me,  etc.,  as  heard  in  the  last  syllable  of  paper,  closer, 
and  purple  or  coupZe. 

NOTE. — In  joining  a  circle  to  another  character,  start 
the  circle  in  the  direction  in  which  the  character  is  to 
be  written. 


JP»«*JW 

press 

pr  e  s          -^ 

^-  •      priced 

pr  i  st           

pressed 

pr  e  st         .-•» 

TTO-.     place 

pi  a  S                       .£UrTF.. 

trace 

tr  a  s            .<? 

rr"T..     close 

•kl  o  s              .&7, 

traced 

tr  a  st         .0- 

<T^       clear 

kl  e  r            .. 

suppress 

s  u  pr  s         .0 

'    _/-.     mental 

in  e  n  tl 

suppressed  s  u  pr  st 


nominal        n  o  in  nl 
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SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND  31 

62.  Consonants  are  sometimes  coalesced  when  an  un- 
essential vowel  intervenes. 

proper  pr  o  pr  •  prepare  pr  e  pr    «^^— 

supper  supr  <^rrr  miracle  mrakl-, 

murmur  mr  mr  tr-..ar-r*  delay  dl  a         * 

record  r  e  krd  TTTZTT  .  delight  dl  i  t 

63.  At  the  beginning  of  a  word  the  circle  is  written 
on  the  reverse  side  of  B  and  Th,  and  B  is  written  hori- 
zontally. 

bright  bribe  bless  throw  through 


64.     In  writing  the  coalescents  Sr  and  SI,  downward  S 
is  used. 

miser  tracer  certain  muscle  castle 


65.  "When  a  stroke  character  is  added  to  the  primitive 
form  of  a  word  which  ends  with  a  circle,  the  circle  is 
slightly  varied,  to  show  that  the  characters  do  not 
coalesce. 

fireman  carman  masterpiece          doorkeeper 


32  SPEEDWA    SHORTHAND 

» 

66.    In  the  middle  or  at  tlie  end  of  an  outline,  circle 
L  is  varied  to  add  T,  D,  or  Th. 

mailed  told  knelt  gold  golden 


67.  When  joined  at  the  angle  of  two  characters,  the 
circle  is  written  on  the  outside  of  the  angle;  between 
reverse  curves,  it  is  generally  written  on  the  inside  of 
the  first  curve. 

GENERAL  EXERCISE 

stopper  sermon 

street         y  promised         .....  , 

sister          ^  personal  °—  ei_-- 

stream        ^  —  -"  perspire 


strength  *^  precipice  ° — =- 

treated  ^^  precipitate  o  ...,_ 

trust  *^.  protest  •—> 

retrace  — y^  protcstant  ^ 

retraced  — -s^  brought  °T. 

sacred  .*-  brother  .0-°.. 


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spoiled  superior           ..^.._.^,.. 

toiled  motorman       ..t-^^rrr^-. 

stealth  j^...                                         measured         ..««•-%.. 

private  cashier 

provide  ..o— ,*.                                          scrape 

previous  strap 


68.  WRITING    EXERCISE 

terminal  standard  strong  purchase  brave  probe  strip 
secret  process  dipper  precipitate  collided  facile  cancel 
prince  princess  promises  promise  brown  brag  neighbor 
precept  strays  precipices  curriculum  train  drive 
drayman  merit'  proud  brain  trap  drop  truth  stretch 
screen  similar  gratitude  permit  greater  tracers  supervise 
gray  proclaim  radical  free  dread  reaper  repress  betroth 
decrease  return  racer  deprive  depressed  proprietor 
catalogue  price  priced  fairer  dearer  critical  closer 
certainly  library  betray  brighter 


WORD  AND    PHRASE    SIGNS 

Mr.  ^-*i-  deliver-y  ./?. 

Messrs.  * — *--  Truly  yours  •«»>-. 

from,  form    r.  <r-^  •  Cordially  yours  •— •• 


34  SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 

69.  WRITING    EXERCISE 

Dear-Sir : 

The  motor-company  promise  to-have-the  private  cars 
prepared  for  delivery  to-the  prime  minister  not  later- 
than  June.  They  promised  to  provide  cars  for-the  trip 
through-the  southern  states. 

For-the  very  nominal  sum,  Mr.  Gray,  (of  the)  firm 
Messrs.  Blair  Brothers  &-Co.,  will  supervise  the  paper 
till  it  passes  through  press. 

Truly-yours, 

Dear-Sir : 

Please  quote  prices  and  best  terms  for-the  maple  man- 
tel, dresser,  mirrors,  and  two  sweepers,  to-be  sent  by 
freight  to  Messrs.  Brown  &-Co.,  Brooklyn. 

The  lumber-company  promise  to  try  to  secure-the 
proper  lumber  for-the  new  terminal.  Though  I-can 
produce  the  papers,  I-do-not  suppose  the  fireman  will 
press  the  suit,  since  he-will-not-be  here  to  protest  the 
claim. 

Truly-yours, 

The  multitude  thronged-the  streets  to  greet-the  presi- 
dent. The  great  crowd  crossed  the  street  to  proclaim 
their  gratitude. 

He  greeted  them  cordially  and-most  heartily,  and 
praised  the  crew  for-their  valor. 

Private  cars  decorated  with  purple,  green,  blue,  and 
brown,  brought  brokers  and  scholars  from  Princeton. 


70. 


SPEEDWA    SHORTHAND 

READING    EXERCISE 

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35 


SEVENTH  LESSON 


CONNECTED   VOWELS 

71.  A  small  hook  at  the  beginning  on  the  reverse  side 
of  E,  D,  or  Th,  and  on  the  circle  side  of  all  other  strokes, 
is  A,  0-0  w,  or  U;  and  a  large  hook  is  E,  I,  or  Oi. 

72.  When  preceded  by  a  vowel  at  the  beginning  of  a 
word,  B  is  written  horizontally. 

NOTE. — The  initial  hook  is  always  read  first,  then  the 
consonant,  and  then  the  position  vowel. 


about 

abuse 

appears 

open 

Athens 

attest 

attire 

admire 

after 


amazed 


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SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND  37 

73.  A  vowel  connected  medially  is  especially  valua- 
ble as  a  means  of  facilitating  joining  and  of  expressing 
an  accented  vowel. 

poet  graduate  situate  statute 


74.    At  the  beginning  of  some  stroke  characters,  W 
is  written  in  the  form  of  a  hook  on  the  circle  side. 

wall  wake  \veep  women 


VOWEL   CHARACTERS 

E  I  O  U 


75.  When  an  initial  vowel  is  the  only  one  occurring 
in  a  word,  the  outline  is  written  in  the  position  of  that 
vowel. 

76.  When  two  vowels  occur  together  at  the  beginning 
of  a  word,  write  the  character  for  the  first  vowel  in 
the  position  of  the  second  vowel. 

iota  owe          eye  own  act  all 


38  SPEEDWA    SHORTHAND 

77.    At  the  beginning  of  an  outline  when  followed  by 
concurrent  vowels,  S  is  expressed  by  Z,  written  upward. 

science  Seattle  Zion  Siani 


78.  At  the  beginning  of  an  outline  before  a  circle, 
surface  character,  or  a  tick,  the  A  character  also  repre- 
sents 0  or  U;  the  character  I,  E  or  Oi.  At  the  end  of 
words  the  vowel  characters  are  used  interchangeably, 
the  one  being  used  which  forms  the  best  angle. 

oppressed  ,.*&.... ^..  money  ..•*-•••  ...-*.. 

appropriate  ••••^^^?rr  ammonia  --^      "Tr~ 

accrue  ...^ff^..  lazy  ...rrrrr? 

honor  »  each  ;••*•-• 


GENERAL  EXERCISE 

art  ,...-  week 

orator        f^V,  asset 

wealth       '«*-  society 


SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 


39 


up 

(Ml 

opposed             .^-r-3. 

out                   .~—  '.  . 

obey                    .<r—  - 

attend              .<-^    ' 

abrupt                -or-*  . 

attitude            •*-'*• 

abbreviate          a    ^.- 

youth                ^^. 

approach           .-H°....>... 

use                    y- 

enemy                r-  •  -^~- 

omit                  i-» 

carry                  
attorney           •  •  a    • 

memory            *?rrmf.. 
testimony        -^  —  '*      ^ 

authorize 

amanuensis      

•    ,                 "  "* 

primary            ..^  • 

3.  ISO                               "      * 

anticipate          -_-^_- 

promissory        
united 

associate             j  . 

accuracy           ^^~-- 

arrest                ^^ 

weapon              -  

await                •  ••«•• 

stimulate         ..^.  —  ~-^ 

polite                —  *s 

assign 

i 

beyond 

40  SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 

79.  WRITING    EXERCISE 

arm  earnest  oak  Peru  Leroy  adapted  adds  apply  belated 
benefit  address  irritate  oath  aptitude  attend  assort  worry 
weary  amuse  amused  accost  attests  aggravate  elevate 
mitigate  accumulate  European  mutual  erase  ought  oar 
evade  hurry  illuminate  illegal  amended  universe  artist 
effort  affiliate  abroad  oratory  another  article  tomorrow 
ask  illbred  illnature  alter  officiate  admit  odd  issue 


WORD-SIGNS 

acknowledge,         .S~.  error 

-ment 

opportunity  one,  won 

order   (down)     .j*-—  you,  your 


PHRASING 

80.    The  W  hook  expresses  We  or  With. 
NOTE. — Do  not  phrase  We  did. 

we  may  •«= — s-  with  them 

we  think  .^—  with  theirs 

we  will  ^/  with  me 

we  have  -J  ,  we  thank  you 

we  do  not  ~-"~  do  you 

we  pay  .*— —  in  yours 

we  know  ***?.  to  yours 


SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND  41 

81.  WRITING    EXERCISE 

We-know-the  alumni  society  will  allow  all  graduates 
to  appear  with-them  at-the  Opera  House. 

They-are  accused  (of  the)  error  which  appears  in-the 
item  which  announces  the  affair,  and  they  will-be  there 
at-the  appointed  time  to  offer  their  protest. 

Though-the  women  acknowledge  they-are-not  pleased, 
they  do-not  admit  one  error  in-the  plan  they  adopted. 

Will-you  please  assign-the  papers  to-your  attorney? 

We-have  no-doubt  all  will  unite  in  their  effort  to  aid- 
the  officer. 

One  (of  the)  superior  officers  will  issue  orders  to- 
have-the  statute  books  brought  to-the  office. 

Their  opportunity  to  unite  their  efforts  will-not  af- 
fect the  united  efforts  Cof  the)  Union,  which  certainly 
will-not-be  illegal. 

Do-you-  suppose  the-man  whom  we  appointed  two 
weeks  ago  attended  to  all  private  affairs  (of  the)  man- 
ager? 

Their  promise  to  abide  by  and  obey  all  orders  (of  the) 
Union,  seems  to-have  escaped  their  memory. 

"We-may-be-in  Peru  in  about  two  weeks,  and  you- 
may-then  announce  the  annual  sale  at-your  store. 

Do-you  know-the  amateur's  private  office  will-be  open 
about  noon  tomorrow  ? 


42  SPEEDWA    SHORTHAND 

82.  READING    EXERCISE 

S- -^ «^*>» ._^.....c-^<!", j  ...f.. 

j*^  &   '^  **     t 


r'- 


•r- 


EIGHTH  LESSON 


COMPLETE    LIST    OF    WORD-SIGNS 

83.  All  word-signs  may  be  joined  to  words  following 
them;  those  marked  with  asterisks  may  also  be  joined 
to  words  preceding  them.  Some  of  the  word-signs  given 
in  this  list  are  written  in  accordance  with  principles 
which  appear  in  more  advanced  lessons. 


able-ly-ility 

absolute-ly 

"acceptance 

"acknowledge, 
-ment 

'advance 
advantage 
"again,   against 
*a,    *an 
*and 


*as,   has 
be,  been 
began 
begun 
begin 
before 

believe, 
belief 

between 
build-ing 
"business 


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1                   SPEEDWA 

SHORTHAND 

but 

difficult-y                  •£•• 

*care                               ,.<jrT~ 

direct-ly-tion            -^~- 

cause,    because             ..^-r- 

*do,  due 

*cent-s                               .y  . 

*dollar-s 

change                           .^^_. 
charge                             ^  — 

done                         --S-- 

PltllPT*                                                -  •  -jf^- 

Christian                       -^—  - 

L1L1IL1                                                          ^T 

elect,   electric         •  ^^ 

*circumstance,                 .2  —  ^ 
-tial 

equal-ly                   -£~^- 

college 
o 

even,  evening         -rf^- 

*come,   *company           ./~~ 

o 

*ever,  "every 

condition-al 

evident-ly,                .xCX... 

^~ 

evidence 

"convenient  ce 

*favor-able-ly 

defend-ant                         . 

"first 

deliver-y                            & 

*for,  *forc,  'have  .^. 

democrat                        ^  

'from,  "form            ^--^ 

democrat  ic-cy                  *~~" 

gave,  *glad-ly        ..^^ 

develop-ment 

gentleman 

did,   thousand   (up) 

gentlemen                  ,  

get 


SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 

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45 


*give-n 

member, 
remember 

*he,  *liim 

mind,   am 

*here,    *hear,                 °' 
*year 

hundred                       *—* 

•Sir. 
Messrs. 

f 

*I,   *the   (down) 

now 

if 

ob'joct, 
object' 

*in,   *any 

observe, 
-ation 

inclose-ure                 i.W?. 

•of 

inform-ation 

on,  young 

important-ance        ••««?»•• 

*one,  won 

*is,   *his                      •••;>" 

*only 
opportunity 
*order  (down) 

organize, 
-ation 

•it 

Jll(1ee                                    

—  T? 

knowledge                  

language                   

*other 

like-ly,  shall 

*our,  *hour,  *were 

long,  belong             ^x.. 

*over 

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SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 


particular-ly 
perhaps 
plaintiff 

"please,   pleasant-ly 
politic 
poor,  *position 


*receipt,  *receive 
*  regard 
regret 

regulate, 
regular-ly 

religion 
religious 


*possible-lv,                    
-ility 

o.  — 

*  reply 

pres'ent-ly,                    .fa—- 
present' 

president-ial                   «  —  •=» 

represent,                 -^  ...; 
-ative 

principal-ly, 
principle 

*response-ible 

proposition 

revolution-ary        -^*». 

protection                        °^TT. 

satisfy-ed,                
-tory 

prove                              ...^  

*self-ish                     ./: 

public,    publish 

*ship                                 . 

quality,  qualify 

side                             ..'. 

quantity 

speak,  speech          .^  

'question-able                 .   (^  , 

spoke-n                     .&•...-.. 

*ready-ly                             ^ 

Subject                               ..Ar-^f. 

SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 


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succeed,  success,    /•"" 
-h\\-\y 

•  wnat 

such                          -  , 

when 

c  —  ^ 

*that                          .w.. 

'where 

/ 

*think,  »thank          j^r. 

'whether 

^ 

*this,   except              v 

which,  wish 

•^ 

therefore                    ^ 

•will,  well 

— 

-e 
'understand, 
-ing 

without 

— 

understood                 ^ 

word,  ward 

—  s- 

*US                                             .J 

•work 

./-.. 

usually                       .,,. 

world-ly 

_.ja. 

very                             .6>. 

worth-y 

•^.. 

*was 

yet 

V 

'you,  'your 

.a. 

84.    A  single  stroke  word-sign  is  not  made  half  length 
to  express  the  past  tense  of  the  verb. 


thanked 


shipped 


longed 


liked 


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85.    A  word-sign  is  employed  in  writing  other  words 
when  it  forms  one  of  the  principal  syllables. 


forward 

award 

reform 


deform  <^~^  already 
formal  <r~~Q  ••  foreman 
former  a  —  •*,..  trustworthy  .f 


COMPOUND    WORDS 
86.    In  compound  words  B  hook  and  Y  express  Body. 


anybody 

somebody 

nobody 

somehow 

someone 

somewhat 

anyhow 

anyway 

anywhere 

anyone 

whereupon 


wherefore 

wherein 

within 

whenever 

whatever 

whatsoever 

whomsoever 

whensoever 

therein 

thereto 

therefrom 


.SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND  49 

NUMERALS 

87.  In  writing  round  numbers,  the  respective  word- 
sign  for  ccnt-s,  hundred,  thousand,  or  million,  is  written 
under  the  numeral. 

25  cts.  $4  $4.25          400 

....^.^. 4^ A£ •^••- 

$400         4,000       $4,000        400,000 


$400,000       4,000,000        2,400          2,400,000 


88.    A  tick  intersecting  a  character  at  right  angle,  in- 
dicates an  abbreviation  or  a  contraction  of  words. 

Feb.              f^-,  f  •  °-  b 

Sept.            -.^  P-M- 

Oct.             .*?•  RS-                            •-^r 

Xov.             — ?•  it?s    (^  is)   , 

Dec.              ./-  don't   (do  not)            .^-^T.. 

A.M.          .4=r?s..  didn't    (did  not)       

0  K  won't   (will  not)         «^, 


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89.  In  phrasing,  the  word-sign  And  also  represents 
A  or  An,  joined  at  the  end  of  a  word,  while  And  is 
joined  at  the  beginning:  either  may  be  joined  in  the 
middle  of  a  phrase. 


do  a 

to  a 

of  a 

for  a 

will  a 

in  an 

in  an  hour 

if  a  man 

for  a  time 

as  a  man 

was  it  not  a 


GENERAL    EXERCISE 

and  others  ^->«- 

e -i_- 

one  and  all 

when  and  where      '~/b' 

in  and  of 

without  doubt 

in  question 

if  convenient 


if  convenient  for 
you 

directly  opposite 

circumstantial 
evidence 

pleased  to  give 
you 


NINTH  LESSON 


JOINED   AFFIXES 

90.  The  halving  or  the  lengthening  principle  may  be 
applied  to  a  joined  prefix. 

91.  The  first  distinct  vowel  following  a  prefix  deter- 
mines the  position  of  the  outline. 


IN,  UN,  EN 

intense  ..>->«-*•. 

intend  _•«*-•_ 

untrue  -^»— •- 

entrust  .-^^r?. 
!M,  EM 

impress  ..-  -g .  .n 

improper      

imitate  ...^^^. 

emperor  ...,  -0 .... 
employ 


DIS,   DES     v   . 
destroy 

discuss  *^> 

despatch      

dispose  ..*—?* 

TY,  DY 

study  .*^. 

lady 

Monday  ^-T---K 

treaty  .^^x3 

duty  / 


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CON,  COM 
COG,  COUN 

conquer 

commerce 

committee 

comfort 

counter  ^--i 

TIVE,  SIVE  is. 
narrative  <t^_ 
comparative  .^-f 
passive  . ~~ 

impressive  ..— »_ 
intensive  _^_ 
susceptive  ~* — -, 

myself 


ANCE,  ENCE 
ANTS,  ENTS 

conference 


occurrence 
substance 

entrance 

-•-• 

annoyance 

allowance 
•**..  adherents 

~~*?..  CIRCU-M 

circuitous 
_,,,  circulate 

circumference 
circumnavigate    .2^f^ 
SELF,    SELVES 
himself  itself  themselves 


•/' 

jr. 


£ 


SPEEDWA    SHORTHAND  53 

92.    When  N  immediately  follows  In  or  Un,  and  when 
M  follows  7>n,  double  the  consonant. 

inner  innate  innovate      immodest      immense 


93.    Immediately  preceding  M,  R,  T,  K,  or  L,  the  pre- 
fix In,  Un,  or  En  is  expressed  by  the  U  hook. 

uncommon       ^7.....  unemployed 

unkind  .^J...  enlighten        .^~".. 

incomplete      .^tyr-.  unlimited       ,?•. 

unimportant    <^T7*.  unrest  .T^vr_ 


94.  PL,  BL,  FL,  VL.  In  words  of  more  than  one 
stroke,  PI  or  Bl  is  expressed  by  the  P-B  hook ;  Fl  or  VI, 
by  the  F-V  hook.  After  a  hook,  circle,  or  a  surface 
character,  B  or  F  stroke  represents  Bl  or  Fl,  respec- 
tively. 


sample  travel 

comparable  .<^°~^.  terrible  ••<*-*" 

incomparable  ^"~°  trouble 

careful  .^>...  capable 

spoonful  .^___JP-  incapable 


54  SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 

95.  TION,  CIEN,  TIONAL,  TIAL.  The  termination 
Tion,  Cien,  Tional,  or  Tial,  including  any  preceding 
vowel,  is  expressed  by  the  Ch  character. 

nation  conscience  •*<:~ 

impression  •""•  «-•-••  intentional       -~ — r •• 

dissipation  .-f^*..  partial  

aspersion  A^^r...  commercial  .<-r:~2r~v'. 


96.    EX.     The  sound  of  X,  including  any  preceding 
vowel,  is  expressed  by  the  small  vowel  hook  and  S. 

exposed  expressed        examination      extend  mix 


97.  When  an  outline  which  begins  with  a  vowel,  is 
joined  to  a  preceding  character,  the  vowel  is  sometimes 
omitted. 

unex posed       .*— 2~~».  text  ^^^ 

appearance      ••=. — e  reappearance        .— \__^~ 

appropriate     -^    ^  inappropriate      .^^h—^r: 

^ — 
exact  ..  inexact 


SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 

98.    The  A  hook  is  sometimes  used  for  Al. 
GENERAL   EXERCISE 


55 


almost             .«-r-*-. 

unmannerly 

Almighty 

unreformed            'r7>v~. 

although          -t^- 

uncommtmicated  <s^~~ 

altogether        **^o- 

encumbrance         -^^ 

invitation         -  —  ^' 

untidy 

inspire                

unattainable         .^-^-^r- 

inquiry 

unimpressive         .*?—?>- 

invasion           r^t*. 

unknown 

innovation       ^^~**r 

special                    <*••••  * 

innocence         •  '  —  "  —  * 

—  &- 

impartial                

inhuman          ••^-^-^  

emotional               •-•=    - 

inhesion             —  -  ^ 

official                      -  J 

intention           -"—  f- 

perception              .9^^—, 

ingratitude     . 

imposition              ^~^- 

invigorate        .  _^<_ 

imperative               -^—o 

enthusiasm         ^^  _. 

contrition                s^* 

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native               ->^«*. 

situation                i^^* 

. 

L^ 
citation                ••   •"• 

expensive          ••  *•*•  • 

expressive        ..&rrtf.. 

taxation 

imprudence      ^—^ 

accommodate        *<~° 

immature        -^  —  *^^»~ 

anticipation          ^*^ 

imminent         .^~^^^^,.. 

social                       *•"• 

eminent            *—r—  _. 

association           ..trr... 

embrace           .^^&_^. 

persuasion            *-^» 

reaction 

provision               .9r7rr= 

recognize 

superstition         .^    .^ 

recognized 

commission          ^.--r 

encounter        —^2—  I. 

conformity            ^-^w 

valuable          

a—  * 

everybody             

expression          ^—r 

studies                   .*^ 

expire 

peaceful                 __^ 

expostulate 

peaceable               ^^%- 

exposition        ..2^-^.. 

indisputable          3^ 

experience 

,  >  •  •  •  -g  •* 

disappearance       f—f> 

SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND  57 

WRITING    EXERCISE 

99. 

inherit  distress  dismay  dispute  discuss  discussion 
recommend  recommendation  body  ourselves  inattention 
extemporaneous  irritation  creation  creative  circulation 
dependable  indiscretion  indescribable  physician  dispen- 
sation destitute  dismiss  agreeable  retentive  formidable 
excusable  inexcusable  excellent  expenditure  conception 
detective  reputable  deprivation  reliable  rational  irra- 
tional invoice  expiration  studious  deputy  deputation 
irresolute  mentions  recompense  remission  extension 
endurance  endure  reliance  unintentional  unmanly  im- 
pulse undoubted  exhaust  decision  indecision  inanimate 
insulation  enter  extra  acceptable  displace  uncertain 
specialized  audible  everybody's  unencumbered  fore- 
closure 


58  SPEEDWA    SHORTHAND 

WRITING    EXERCISE 
100. 

Dear-Sir : 

Our  compliance  with  your  expressed  wish,  meets  the 
approval  (of  the)  company,  and  we-have  shipped  the 
imitation  oak  counters  to-you  f.  o.  b.  New  Orleans. 

We  recognize  the  depression  and  unrest  which  seem 
to  exist  in-your  section  (of  the)  country,  and  we-are- 
pleased-to-be  as  lenient  as-may-be  agreeable  to  all. 

Although  we-have  no  desire  to  tax  you,  we  find  it  im- 
possible to  make  any  concession  at  this  time.  No-doubt 
you-will  recall  that  we  consigned  these  goods  to-you 
with-the  understanding  that  remittance  would-be  made 
at-the  expiration  (of  the)  time  allowed  on  your  balance. 
"We-remain,  with-good-wishes, 

Very-truly-yours, 


Almost  all  (of  the)  employers  desire  a  report  from- 
their  employees.  They-are-not  altogether  pleased  and 
decline  to  enter-the  contest  intended  for  recreation. 

They  will  also  refrain  from  any  reproach  which-may 
impair  the  reputation  of  an  inferior  official. 

The  distance  from-here-to-the  City-of  Paris  is  about 
two  thousand  miles.  The  expense  of-a  trip  there  should 
be  comparatively  small. 

We-have  already  expressed  our  anticipation  of-a  trip 
through  Europe. 


101. 


SPEEDWA    SHORTHAND  59 

READING    EXERCISE 


6 


2 


TENTH  LESSON 


DISJOINED 

AFFIXES 

TRANS 

SHIP 

translate         .-^^. 

township 

transposed      ^^>.. 

ownership 

untranslated  .JK5?T. 

authorship 

MIS                   ...'.. 

E-OGRAPH 

mistrust          ..f^?. 

telegraph 

misconduct      ^~_ 

telegraphy 

c 

misalliance      ..**_ 

autograph 

SELF                 ..'.. 

stenographers 

self-made          ^ 

ILITY,  ALITY,  Etc. 

self-praise          o^. 

nationality 

self-taught 

facility 

GO 


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61 


lai  i  T  ,  wai  i  i 
CITY,  Etc. 

capacity 

r  i  -  r  T  I  INU 

FICATION 

modify 

curiosity                      ^5^ 

rectify                           .T>^-^ 

intensity 
ARITY,ORITY,Etc.      ° 
minority 

testifying                     .^^/. 

OVER                              

popularity 

overstep                       ,jnf*n 

security                         y^S* 

overtax                           

NESS,  LESS                   •'•• 

MAG-NI,   MAGNIF      ^-^.. 

carefulness                      •"• 
careless                        ..<r> 
aimless                         *ry» 

magazine                      "~^z. 
magnified 

magnificent                 .'^JT. 

LESSNESS                    •Jr- 

BARITY,  BILITY          ~ 
PARITY,  PALITY 

carelessness                •tf^~ 

barbarity 

lawlessness 
OLOGY                            «^ 
theology                      ,-*-&-' 

nobility                          ^_^^ 

T^TO^nPTlt  V 

capability                   ../<??**. 

etymology                   .^-T"^  '. 

principality                 .„  .^ 

62  SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 

102.  When  followed  by  T,  D,  or  Sy,  Tion  or  Cicn  is 
disjoined  and  written  after  the  preceding  outline. 

•  stationed        proportionate       .a— «^~-. 

mentioned       ..^7^-  affectionate 

ancient  .  ..«—-*•  sufficiency  ^ 

patients  ..-^r.  deficiencies 

103.  1C,  TIC.    To  express  Ic  or  Tic,  disjoin  the  con- 
sonant immediately  preceding,  and  write  it  under  the 
preceding  outline. 

automatic  authentic         systematic       pacific 

^f  1- 

104.  ING,  THING.     To  express  Ing  or  Thing,  place 
a  dot  at  the  end  of  the  preceding  outline.     When  a 
character  follows  Ing  or  Thing,  it  is  written  in  the  place 
of  the  dot,  or  close  to  the  preceding  outline. 

105.  The  sound  Inging  is  expressed  as  illustrated. 

willing  •— -^  walking 

unwilling  t^-  anything 

willingly  — **-•  something          .^r>... 

coming  ./^~  •>  nothing            ..^-. 

doings  ^^ .  Cunningham  ./r^T^Tt. 

thinking  /^--  singing                „. 


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63 


106.  By  disjoining  some  letters  or  prefixes,  Tr  or  Dr 
is  expressed.  In  or  Un  disjoined  is  Inter  or  Under;  AL 
or  Ul  disjoined  is  Altr,  Ultra,  etc.;  Con  disjoined  ex- 
presses Contra,  Countr,  etc. 


interrupt         -•«-• 

interstate 

instruct            ,.?r~~?-. 

instructor        ..~rrr^>... 

undermine              

underlay 

retract                 .....<7!. 

retrograde       ..-~s.«->. 

restrain           ..r^>^,.. 

unrestrained  --.c~>^- 

contraction 

contrast          

construct        .../?&.. 

reconstruct      ..r~-v^ 

alternate         TTT.. 

alternative       ..~^*<. 

extreme 

extremist           ••^^~^. 

y-  — 

determine         ...//___^.. 

detract 

district            «.__«.. 

disturb              ../.-^-. 

entertain        ....>^^=^rrr'.. 

enterprise 

64 


SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 


GENERAL    EXERCISE 


counteract 

international 

contract                     •'—  ^ 

interpretation 

- 

control                       .sZZfS.. 

intercept 

.^L 

uncontrollable          .<z^?.. 

interruption 

^ 

counterfeit              --<^7.. 

uninterrupted 

%-  —  -•  . 

contrary                   ..x^r.. 

intersect 

-—  ;- 

contribution           •  -x*^*-- 

intercourse 

^ 

contradictory         •  '"^  . 

intricate 

^s- 

contrivance            .* 

elect  1'icitv 

^ 

extricate                 •  .?/-" 

underneath 

^. 

extract                    .....C 

undersign 

^ 

external                  -^.O^.., 

yesterday 

.3 

exterminate          --•;>......  ^^.. 

undisturbed 

*-*ui 

extremity                .-?^-T=». 

altercation 

^s-^ 

intermission          >3=C-- 

deteriorate 

/- 

interview                ?-.:  -: 

intermediate 

....^-. 

intervention           ..2^,^ 

material 

—  Zx-^ 

SPEEDWA 

SHORTHAND 

transportation     ••^°-* 

powerless 

transform               ^^  . 

aimlessly 

transact                    

thoughtlessness 

transcribe 

self-conceit 

untransferable       <^- 

familiarity 

untranslatable     .~Zl.., 

priority 

mislay                     *&.. 

variety 

mistreat                ...£,., 

superiority 

destructible            •  -^ 

formality 

overstate                  •**^"~ 

fidelity 

overpower               —  ~~° 

incapacity 

overcome                .  ,s^~. 

simplicity 

membership           ^-~-^-&. 

publicity 

partnersnip              ....^. 

probability 

magnitude             -^~~. 

liability 

magnificence        ..'IZ^.. 

stability 

sameness                 j,—^ 

affability 

weakness              ..^-T.. 

municipality 

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intensify 

"magnetic 

simplify                    >—  ^ 

phonetic 

notifying 

pneumatic       v^==. 

specification           "J'  "'~J' 

aristocratic      •*^~^~- 

purification             ^-^/ 

enthusiastic    --^r 

motioned                -^7^ 

sympathetic     j-^*^--- 

cautioned              
transient                  

socialistic         •*'•• 

ni  f  lif»i~i/> 

impatient               •  -^~^-^. 

scientific            -J 

passionate 

Atlantic           ~^rr^. 

extortionate              ..".... 

paragraph         --~- 

mcompassronate  ....'.. 

telegrapher      .'-^^.. 

efficiency                 .^ 

stenographer    )~^~~&.. 

proficiency              "~^? 

geography        ^_^.. 

psychology             j  <^/. 

conducting       ^-^~.'. 

pathology 

conferring        S^2. 

statistics 

winning             .^-.J,.. 

mathematics 

proceedings       P  —  ,<•„ 

SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND  67 

107.  WRITING    EXERCISE 

misappropriation  disintegration  introduce  introduction 
similarity  sincerity  countersign  extraction  trying 
fortifying  phonograph  diplomatic  needless  plurality 
intersection  photographer  philology  immortality 
immorality  physiology  understudy  underwriters  pro- 
ficiency untransmitted  undisputed  selfishness  uselessiiess 
disturbance  notoriety  overturn  overgrown  overdue 
overtime  tireless  attentiveness  insufficient  deterioration 
tenacity  misplace  gigantic  debility  improbability 
despotic  domestic  untiring  inferiority  transpire  trans- 
ferable overdraw  witness  university  anticipating  artistic 
reckless  reality  unreality  materiality  scarcity  Birming- 
ham interference  contradict  consternation  inefficiencv 


PHRASING 

108.    In  phrasing,  Ing  or  Thing  is  expressed  by  writ- 
ing the  outlines  preceding  and  following  close  together. 

willing  to  all  things 

willing  to  be  ^^?.  doing  the 

unwilling  to  be  .*^* '••  acknowledging  the         *r^~~' 

thanking  you  s^~  thinking  the  ^- — ' 

trusting  to  hear  -«-^3-^  doing  a  ••-•- — ~~~. 

some  things  .J^r-^^..  forming  a   company       ...^—^.^ 

small   things  doing  its  -^^^ 


68  -SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 

WRITING    EXERCISE 
109. 

The  council  meeting  yesterday  was  undisturbed. 

Although  diplomatic,  the  district  attorney  was  fear- 
less in  his  determination  to  restrain  the  trust  magnates 
from  any  interference  with  private  enterprises. 

He  contends  that  all  public  utilities  should-be  under- 
the  control  (of  the)  municipality,  and-he-will  concen- 
trate his  attention  to-that  end. 

The  majority  realize  the  immensity  (of  the)  problem, 
and  also  the  magnitude  of  their  responsibility. 

The  city  authorities  have  no  desire  to  overtax  the 
capacity  of-any  transportation  company,  which  might-be 
powerless  to  overcome  any  incapacity  to  meet-the  de- 
ficiency. Their  only  alternative  seems  to-be  a  complete 
transformation  of  their  transfer  system. 

That  we-may  avoid  misunderstanding  or  possible  mis- 
appropriation of  contributions,  we-shall  introduce  ideas 
which  will-be  recognized  by-the  society. 

The  president  is,  indeed,  sympathetic  and  in  all-things 
patient  with  those  of  foreign  nationality,  who  remain 
unrestrained. 

The  university  president  has  authority  to  instruct  the 
associate  author  to  contribute  autograph  copies  of  his 
text  on  physiology;  also  extracts  and  illustrations  from 
a  popular  magazine. 

An  instructor  would  do  well  to  create  or  intensify 
the  interest  of  his  class.  "  'This  one-thing  I-do,  or  these 
forty  things  I  dabble  in, — '  which  shall  it-be?" 


SPEEDWA    SHORTHAND 

READING    EXERCISE 


69 


110. 


.  S" 


2, 


ELEVENTH  LESSON 


RATIONAL    ABBREVIATION 

111.  Some  consonants  are  omitted  when  but  slightly 
enunciated. 

112.  Omit   N   preceding    the    halving    principle,    in 
words  of  two  or  more  syllables. 

account  amount  moment  payment        prominent 


113.  After  the  first  character,  letters  which  have 
similar  sounds,  or  which  naturally  cognate,  are  some- 
times written  one  for  the  other,  when  more  facile  joining 
may  thus  be  effected;  as  T-D-Tli,  K-Q,  G-J,  Y  is  some- 
times used  for  W,  and  V  may  be  inverted. 


stock  .fx.          said 

take  ^.  income 

inadequate      ~-~£.         injury 


frequent  .5.  enjoy  always 

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SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND  71 

114.    When  half  length  M  will  not  make  good  joining 
with  the  preceding  character,  half  length  N  is  used. 

statement  treatment  ailment  allotment 


115.    In  the  middle  or  at  the  end  of  words,  T  is  some- 
times omitted  after  Ses. 

insist  consist  resist  persist  assist 


116.  Omit  D  when  it  immediately  precedes  G  or  V. 

117.  At  the  beginning  of  a  word  when  preceded  by 
a  vowel  or  a  circle,  G  is  used  for  J ;  and  K,  for  Q. 

t-f 
agent  ^  -  advise 

adjourn  adventure  .*** 

Germany          ?~^r^-^»  advocate  .  'ff- 

.x-W 

acquisition      ^ — 7  .  acquire 


118.    At  the  beginning  of  a  word  before  L  or  N,  Ch  is 
written  upward. 

chain  channel  chance  child  chill 


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72  SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 

119.  In  writing  H-rt  use  stroke  R;  and  H-rd  or  H-rth 
is  written  Hr  and  the  stroke. 

^2^, 

heart                                hearty  hurt  -<*v 

hard  ~^"  hardy heard  .#>.-<r. 

120.  In  the  middle  or  at  the  end  of  an  outline,  H 
may  be  written  without  an  angle,  and  it  is  sometimes 
omitted  from  common  words. 

behind  behold  behest  household         withhold 


DOWNWARD 
EK  ZHA 

s       < 

121.    In  the  middle  or  at  the  end  of  an  outline,  Zlia 
and  /S7t  are  used  interchangeably. 

spacious          precious  pressure          leisurely        garage 


122.  The  character  Er  is  used  in  the  middle  or  at  the 
end  of  an  outline  to  facilitate  joining;  when  followed 
by  D  in  monosyllables,  and  when  followed  by  concur- 
rent vowels. 


SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 

GENERAL    EXERCISE 


73 


toward 

attract 

stored 

welcome 

ruin                  £^.~ 

acquiremen 

Eoan                -4" 

require 

rode                 -*' 

incredible 

readers             £• 

vacate 

glazier              ^r 

increase 

thrasher 

locality 

leisure             .^(*- 

suspect 

initiate            -^—^ 

subsist 

instrument        *~2z. 

assistance 

detriment        ••/*-*•• 

courage 

appreciate         ^  -•• 

emigrant 

incapacious     .^^... 

immigrant 

square                 .XTH.. 

injudicious 

mistook            ..^r.. 

likewise 

£S 

overtake              -^7^ 

otherwise 

N_<». 


.«,  —  ^  . 


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highway 

persuasive 

unconscious    -4\~- 

comprehensive 

amendable      -="       >^"* 

undertake 

amendment     *     ^>—  «• 

intercede 

*^~ 

confident         -x  —  >* 

substitute 
method 

student             a—  5^- 

commodity 

identify            •  ^~ 

discover 

inscribe            -^ 

conserve 

inscription          *^ 

typographical 

describe 

stenographic 

ordinance         r^^<^"^ 

lithographic 

ordinary          .-r^^r^".. 

pathological 

/  —  *** 


123. 


WRITING    EXERCISE 


ride  read  reading  locate  location  imprudent  requirement  rude 
entertainment  inducement  reduce  indicate  dislocate  conspicuous 
prospectus  demand  unjust  ungracious  punish  British  Spanish 
erasure  censured  overlooked  banished  immeasurable  undertaken 
incur  chancel  posted  immigration  emigration  migration  peck 
knock  document  assessment  telegraphic  biographic  brush  trash 
poured  mourn  tired  neared  messenger  passenger 


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SIMILAR   WORDS 


auditor          ..*...«. 
editor 

gain                  S^v  
game 

pope          .—  —  —   __ 
public 

apposite       ...    £_^. 
opposite 

God 

guide 

renew        .7—^  /• 
ruin 

belt               -~-fs   —  c. 

.  hard                  'r>^'  J 

run            •  x-—  ^__ 

bolt 

horrid 

roam 

collect            cfT     j;—* 

.  send             ^ 

correct 

bold                 "'**•   ***? 

sent 

connection  s~~^~^s^" 
concussion 

last                 .r?....^. 
lost 

scheme 
skill         -•j-s^y*-   y 
school 

date             .^...../. 
day 

latest              ^     _^r 
lowest 

slowly       ^^  .  .  ^r. 
solely 

elder            .<&>     *-/" 
older 

leave               (    -p  .._^^ 
live 

stay          .it..:..*^".. 
set 

eldest           e^?  <^- 
oldest 

magnify            'j~~    ^ 
modify 

swear      -  <*• 
swore 

eruption       er~~>-.  ~~^^> 

,  marked                   a  ^, 

taught      

irruption 

market 

thought 

favorite       .  ./-      J 
favored 

met 
made 

thin          v^-—-'^>_ 
tin 

feed 
food               J^   •  s 

merchandise 
merchants 

T  trade         ^—  ...  <^-* 
trait 

folly 
fashion 

most                t  ^ 
must 

vacation  ...&*....  <^~ 
vocation 

fiscal            ..  )    ...  Lf 

,  notes               .—  r      -—  », 

woman     .  *-  —  -^  ^.  . 

pbysical        & 

notice 

women 

76  SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 

124.  To  distinguish  words  ending  in  Ses  from  the 
plural  form  of  words  ending  in  S,  add  the  second  5 
to  the  plural  form. 

Mrs.  Misses  princess  princes 


125.    In  compound  words  stroke  N  and  the  vowel  hook 
are  used  for  Men,  to  distinguish  from  Man. 

foreman  foremen  councilman        councilmen 


126.    "When  desirable  to  distinguish   Th  as  heard  in 

bathe,  from  that  heard  in  bath;-W,  from  a  connected 
vowel  ;  and  Z  from  8,  an  oblique  dash  is  written  after 
the  outline. 

loath  price 

loathc  prize      "'. 

Allington       .......    -  face         / 

Wellinton     **&£ 


127.  AVhen  desirable  to  indicate  that  a  character  has 
been  interchanged,  in  proper  names,  a  tick  is  written 
across  the  outline. 

Ledger  Lodge  LaCrosse          Siding 


SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND  77 

VOCALIZATION 

128.  Although  in  Speedwa  Shorthand  vocalization  is 
seldom  used  in  practical  work,  it  is  designed  to  enable  a 
writer  to  determine  with  exactness  the  vowel  sound  in 
an  obscure  word  or  a  proper  name. 

129.  A  dot  written  in  the  different  places,  with  rela- 
tion to  the  character,  in  the  order  corresponding  with 
the  order  in  which  the  position  vowels  are  given  in  the 
text,    indicates    the    respective   position   vowel    sounds. 
These  vowels  are  accordingly  designated  as  first-place, 
second-place,  third-place,  and  fourth-place  vowels. 

First  Position  I  aw-ah  a  oi. 
Second  Position  a  6-ow  e  li. 
Third  Position  e  oo  u  i. 

ti  ma  •  ma  •'-^~~~ ^  ••  tu  ^'••~- 

taw  ••  moi  mo  -<^~<.  ti  ^ 

ta  -^  ta  v-"**".  me  r-^-  •  me  •  •v—*. 

toi  .^T'.-.  to  *<<^  mu  -— >.  moo  ^- :• 

ml  .  te  .^T.  te  -^^  •  mu  •^~~~- 

maw  -  ...    -.  tu          ^~:  too  ^  mi  ^^. 

130.  When  a  tick,  circle  or  a  surface  character  is 
joined  to  a  stroke,  the  outline  is  vocalized  with  reference 
to  the  stroke. 


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131.  The  secondary  vowel  sound  as  given  in  the  first 
and  second  positions,  respectively,  is  indicated  by  an 
oblique  dash  written  in  second-place. 


Powers 

Towers 

Bowers 

Brown 

Myers 

Brawn 

Prine 

Saunders 

Sanders 

Hoyt     . 


132.  ]\Iany  long  words  may  be   abbreviated  or  the 
termination    dropped,    without    impairing   the    reading 
power.     This  is  frequently  done   in   longhand,   as    ult 
for  ultimo  or  ultimate,  ans  for  answer,  inst  for  instant, 
rev  for  reverend,  etc. 

133.  The  extent  to  which  this  principle  may  be  em- 
ployed depends  upon  the  ability  and  qualifications  of 
the  individual  writer.     The  outlines  given  in  the  fol- 
lowing  list   will   serve    as   examples,    and   the   student 
should  practice  them  until  he  can  write  and  read  them 
readily. 


SPEEDWA    SHORTHAND 


79 


accomplish, 
-ment 

arrange,       ^N-~^. 
-ment 

concern 

accord-ing-ly 

astonish, 
-ment 

condemn              ••£-•  —  -. 

achieve-ment 

average       •-"*•-•• 

congratulate,      .  ^^° 
-tion 

acquaintance 

.<r~~^*..    avenue         ^ 

congregate,           ^,  —  • 
-tion 

administer 

2_  ^     awhile 

consequent-ly,      ^-^-~ 
-ce 

administra- 
trix 

^2  .,    baptism 

consider-able,          ~  ^ 

-iy 

administra- 
tor 

benignant,  .-—-,.. 

-iy 

constituent,         ^^~^. 
-cy 

advertise, 
-inent 

7 
...~.         bring           -a  — 

constitute,           ^^. 
-tion              / 

agriculture, 
-al 

JD^—  calculate,     ^ff~.. 
-tion 

continue-al         .^-^^-.. 

h     d 

'til          ^^ 

correspond,          <*"^ 

—a—-^        certify,         .2-  —  ". 

-ent 
cross-examine,     <f^ 

-cate 

-ation 

American 

^——^  chairman     

custom-ary         ,^^~: 

among 

c—  ^        character   

delinquent-cy        f> 

answer 

children       >^. 

demonstrate,       /  ^_ 
-tion 

apparent-ly 

..'r-r0..       church        ../°.. 

department        

application 

^  ^        citizen         ...^  .^.. 

designate            -^_, 

archbishop 

..  —  .          clerk            ...<f^. 

different-ly         ..^. 

argue-ment 

r-^^..-       Clock                    

distinguish         ,^—  -^_ 

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doctor              

exercise             ..s^. 

independence,  -r-r....--. 
-dent-ly 

early                   -.T^-.. 

exorbitant        

indispensable   .^rrrr..  ....• 

economy-cal      .<£^. 

• 

.  extinguish       --^-^ 

v_^indignant-ly,     ,VJV__^. 
indignation 

education          .  .  2^,. 

farther          ^» 

individuaf-ly    ,.^tf... 

elsewhere           <_--6 

.   floor                ,^. 

influence,                ~ 
-tial 

employment     ""£* 

further            ^/ 

infringe-ment  ,^~/>... 

encourage,       ."If 

general-ly       ..N-w> 

instant-ly 

-ment 
engage-ment  .^-^?s~ 

-  .  govern-ment  -^~-z^ 

instantaneous.  ~~^~ 

O      G 

England            .  fC—^ 

_  grant,  grand.  ..yT. 

instinctive-ly  -«  —  ->^~- 

English             .c_* 

ground            .&*.. 

interest-ed         ••>?*• 

enough            ~^_^> 

hand                

into                     •***•- 

entitle-d 

*y* 

handker-         ....r'.- 

investigate,       ..^rr^sz**^.. 

chief 

-ation 

establish,         
-ment 

happy             --c^- 

invest-ment        -rr-t?.. 

estimate,           .3-^... 
-tion 

helpful           ~^a-^ 

involve-d           ..^-^ 

extraordinary  - 

history 

jurisdiction 

et  cetera         ..<^r.. 

J                      ~sy 

historical 

"  V—'.L^'  "  ' 

large-ly              ."T^. 

Ac. 

hope                 -T-T7T-. 

legislate-ure      —  -^... 

exclude-sive, 

immediate,     . 

-iy 

lengthen             .-r-r^?:. 

SPEED  WA   SHORTHAND 


81 


malignant,         .  

•iy     ^   ^ 

management 

,-  ; 

manufacture    ... 

notwith- 
standing 

^~   oblige-ation     

probable-ly 
professor 

progress, 
.-ive 

opinion 

many                  ^  

*       original-ly^     ,.^. 

prolong 

memoranda       -—  -g- 

—-^.parliament,     
-ary 

property 

memorandum  ..  —  3- 

-^Part 

prosper 

mistake-n         ,  *^*~. 

people              .__J. 
perfect-ly        .-^-y  • 
perpendicu-      <=.  —  «  

purpose 
quarter 
-  railroad 

month               ..^-^... 
mortgage           ^-r^ 

lar-ly 

morning           

philanthropy  ..j^^.. 

railway 

necessary           ..-^^, 
necessity           ..__^ 

platform            "~^~". 

recollect, 
-ion 

recover 

pleasure            —  ^ 

'              *                                         i  V' 

neglect                •—  $ 

,        plenipoten-       ^  j, 
tiary 

refer-ence 

negligence        ..>rr< 

^j,.  practical-ly    .../„. 

relinquish 

negotiation,      .r~~" 

v^^   prefer-ence       .o  

remark-able 

-able 

never                  -  —  3 

preliminary    ..t(__._^--' 

x  republican 

nevertheless       ^  —  : 

f        preponderate,  . 
-ance 

resignation 

newspaper 

.    privilege 

result 

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SPEEDWA    SHORTHAND 


revenue,             "~—  s- 
reverend 

.     stockholder     ..•*" 

^-^"..  treasure           tvrf1.. 

Roman             .—  ^_^ 

-j-  subordinate,    «•*- 

—       ultimate-um  cs~ 

Catholic 

-tion 

revolve             .~>?  . 

substantial    .  4- 

-^^...  ultimo            e^.. 

salesman          f  

^..,  subservient,  ,,J- 
-ce 

T?..    unanimity       -w^_^^ 

second                ^ 

^~~——- 

suggest-ion     .+^, 

n-       unanimous, 

several            ...«6... 
short 

superintend, 
-ent 

surprise 

^^.^  uniform         ..^.^  _... 
unless              ..^_^?.... 

signify  -cant,  
•ce      'l~~~ 

tendency        ^~ 

—  —  until 

sometime,        .^TT^T. 
same  time 

thereafter     .^-^ 

7        universal, 

spirit              

throughout 

Avonderful,        e,, 

start                ..*^~... 

tolerate,         .cx^ 

wrong 

-tion 

strengthen      ..^^. 

"- 

INITIALS 

134.    In    writing   initials,    some    characters    are    dis- 
criminated as  illustrated  below. 


s    c 


T      D 


SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 


83 


ADVANCED     PHRASING 

135.  The  following  suggestions  may  be  helpful  to  the 
shorthand  writer: 

136.  Phrase  only  such  words  as  are  easily  joined. 

137.  Phrase  only  short,  common  words,  and  such  as 
naturally  run  together  in  speaking,   as  you   may   be, 
I  may  be,  we  do  not,  etc. 

138.  Every  stenographer  will  find  special  words  and 
phrases  peculiar  to   his  line   of  work,   which   may   be 
briefly  expressed  by  intersection,  omission,  and  other- 
wise.    Each  writer  should  compile  a  list  of  such  terms 
and  provide  special  outlines  for  them. 

139.  The  common  business  phrases  given  in  the  fol- 
lowing list   will   serve    as   examples,    and   the   student 
should  practice  them  until  he  can  read  and  write  them 
readily. 


Yours  very  truly         ^ 

Yours    sincerely  -<f — '. 

Sincerely  yours  .    

Yours   respectfully  ~^??T... 

Respectfully  yours  J° .. 

Yours  very  respect-  ^4?.. 
fully 

Very  respectfully        ^ 
yours 

Fraternally   yours        2-- 
Yours  truly 


by  return  mail 

by  express 

prepaid  express 

United  States  Express 

Parcel  Post 

Postal  Telegraph  Co. 

Western  Union 
Telegraph 

First  National  Bank 

Second  National 
Bank 


r 


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SPEEDWA    SHORTHAND 


Merchants'  National 
Bank 

Commercial  National 
Bank 

Savings   Bank 
Board  of  Trade 
Board  of  Directors 
Democratic    Party 
Republican  Party 
post  office 

Post  Office 
Department 

fire  department 
legislative  department 
finance  committee 
special  committee 
Humane  Society 
Missionary  Society 
endowment  policy 
one's  self 
of  course 


as  a  matter  of 
course 


r         C.     O.    D. 

less  than  ,_ 

as  soon  as  possible  .  ^ 
as  well  as  possible  + 
as  soon  as  convenient  ., 
at  an  early  date 
at  an  early  day 

__    day  or  two  ago 
week  or  two  ago 

-5:    month  or  two  ago 
sometime  ago 
today  or  tomorrow 


SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 


85 


more  and  more 
better  and  better 
from  time  to  time 
from  day  to  day 
day  after  day 
day  by  day 
time  after  time 
again  and  again 
over  and  over  again 
City  of  Chicago 
City  of  New  York 
New   York   City 
to  do 

unwilling  to  do 
something  to  do 
would  be 
would  not 

per  dozen 
per  cent 


// 


••**• 


per  pound 
price  list 
first-class  matter 
second-class  matter  J 
vice  versa 

plans  and  specifi- 
cations 

deed  of  trust 
abstract  of  title 
whether  or  not 
on  or  before 

these  things 

anything  else 

secretary   and 
treasurer 

President  of  the 
United  States 

Ex-president  of  the 
.      United  States 

Secretary  of  State 
it  is  sometimes 
it  is  said 


86  SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 

140.    In  phrasing  And  a,  On   a,  And  the,  On   the, 
etc.,  write  The  forward  and  A  downward. 

and  a  on  a  and  the  on  the 


141.  In  the  middle  or  at  the  end  of  a  phrase  or  word 
a  character  or  word-sign  may  be  interchanged  with  its 
cognating  character. 


to  do  so  •  ^^  I  did  not  say       •  ^* 

willing  to  do  so  ^^  would  say  ,,.. 

I  do  not  think  .'"""IT  they  say  ^~r 

we  do  not  think  .<*^~jT  inward 

we  will  say  ,^-f  upward  *— r 

142.    Omit  To  when  it  must  be  supplied  in  reading. 

v-- < 

in  regard  to  the  able  to  -  ^ .- 

matter 

in  order  to  be  .  <?—.  obliged  to 

in  reply  to  hope  to  be 

in  answer  to  endeavor  to  be  — &*— . 

in  response  to  up  to  date 

in  reference  to  "~7"  Ave  Ayisu  to  say 

glad  to  say  . ._.  they   wish  to  say 


SPEEDWA    SHORTHAND  87 

143.  The  principle  of  disjoining  for  Tr  or  Dr  may 
be  applied  to  advantage  in  phrasing,  by  writing  a  prefix 
which  ends  with  Tr  or  Dr,  close  to 'the  following  word. 

under  separate  cover  ~~~^-  enter  into 

under  the  circiim-         ~£—r.  alter  the  case       .."J^T. 

stances 

V 
under  date  ,../•-.  extra  fine  ...... 

.£-<• 
under  our  terms  ^T—Tr-r^..  extra  nice 

under  any  extra  discount      ,.?#r. 


To  the  Teacher : 

This  completes  the  Manual  of  Speedwa  Shorthand, 
and  the  student  is  now  ready  to  begin  his  speed  dicta- 
tion and  advanced  reading. 

For  Supplementary  exercises,  Graduated  speed  dicta- 
tion exercises,  Advanced  reading  matter,  Vocabulary, 
Phrases,  Cities  and  States,  Official  titles,  Railroads,  each 
section  equivalent  to  a  book  within  itself,  yet  comprised 
in  one,  and  designed  as  an  essential  aid  to  both  yourself 
and  the  student,  in  rounding  out  his  preparation  for 
stenographic  work,  he  should  have  in  hand  a  copy  of 
Speedwa  Dictation-Reader. 


REPORTING  EXPEDIENTS 


The  following  expedients  will  be   found  helpful  to 
those  desiring  to  do  court  or  verbatim  reporting. 

144.  Omit  K  from  words  ending  with  Ct. 

145.  In  writing  some  words,  R  may  be  omitted. 


GENERAL    EXERCISE 

inspect 

>^-r^--                                      barn                    

inspection 

Trr-^rr,..                                    prospect           

suspect 

j^T..                                        invironment 

reflect 

—^                                          clergyman       <y^\~_. 

deflect 

7  .                                          during               g 

inflect 

"~f                                        intelligent        -_^-" 

introduction 

/                                           magistrate 

warm 

fortunate-ly      i^--^ 

corn 

expect               3..^.. 

SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 

REPORTING    VOCALIZATION 


89 


146.  The  first  position  vowels  are  indicated  by  a  dot, 
written  in  the  different  places  with  relation  to  the 
stroke,  in  the  order  in  which  they  are  given  in  the  Man- 
ual ;  second  position  vowels,  by  the  A  character ;  third 
position  vowels,  by  the  E  character. 


price 

Miami        '    *..: 

patron 

trace          .5-—". 

pioneer      

create 

team           ,^-^"  . 

diadem       ^7T7  , 

dimensions 

demure         y  ... 

diameter    fT3? 

coersion 

DENOMINATE    NUMBERS 

147.    Some   denominate  numbers  are  represented  as 
illustrated  below. 


5  oz. 


Ibs. 


5  cwt. 


5  qts. 


^  ^-  

-f^v" 

:-f- 

5  bus.                             5  in. 

5  yds. 

5  sec. 

.      >/-....                                                        ..J-.... 

^f~ 

s^X  — 

148. 


5  hrs.  2  hrs.,  10  min.,  15  sec. 


Repetition  Incomplete  Sentence 


90  SPEEDWA   SHORTHAND 

PHRASING 

149.  To  express  Said  or  Side,  Sd  is  used. 

they   said  he  said  may  be  said        this  side 

..-^?    .- ^>. ^rrj,.., J> 

150.  Make  any  stroke  double  length  to  add  Will  or 
In. 

it  will  be  they  will  not  I  am   in      for  instance 

151.  Make  any  stroke  half  length  to  add  To,  It,  or 
The. 

if  it  will  it  not  for  the  in  the 

J 

152.  Use  Tion  to  express  Attention. 

my  attention     immediate  attention        their  attention 


153.    A  hook  at  the  end  on  the  reverse  side  of  any 
stroke  expresses  You  or  Your. 


please  state  whether 
or  not 

who  said  so 
question  of  time 


SPEEDWA    SHORTHAND 

GENERAL    EXERCISE 

what  did  you  say 
did  you  say 
at  any  event 

Justice  of  the 
Peace 

notary   public 
attorney-general 
bill   of   sale 
Circuit   Court 
Supreme  Court 
Superior  Court 
Federal  Court 
District  Court 
Court  of  Appeals 
Grand  Jury 


91 


ladies  and  gentle-     *^_ 

men 

gentlemen  of  the  V_«^ 
jury 


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